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Akagera National Park

Akagera National Park has a troubled history. The local population hardly accepted the existence of this natural area and has been fighting for the land since the beginning. It all started in 1934 when a large natural area -  2500 sq km - was closed in order to protect the precious local fauna. The manyContinue reading "Akagera National Park"

Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda

Volcanoes National Park is a protected area set in the north-west of Rwanda, very close to the border lines with Uganda and the Republic of Congo. Its name is due to the five volcanoes included in its 160 sq km territory, no one of which is active today. The record of this park is toContinue reading "Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda"

Covid situation in Rwanda

It seems Africa is reacting in a good way to the Sars COVID pandemic, in 2020. While in Europe and America, and in some lands in Asia, the disease is creating millions of contagions and thousands victims, the great African continent shows very low number figures. Can we trust this? Are we sure there isContinue reading "Covid situation in Rwanda"

Welcome to Rwanda

Rwanda is a very small nation set in central-eastern Africa. It has no outlet to the Ocean and is mainly a mountain territory - the highest range is the Virunga (2700 mt asl). The big lake Victoria is 300 km away from the nation's border, on the east, and is not part of its territory.Continue reading "Welcome to Rwanda"

Safari to Tsavo East National Park

The land of river Tsavo became a National Park in 1948. It was already such a large territory (today it is the largest Park in Kenya!) that it had to be divided into two smaller regions, now called Tsavo East and Tsavo West. The two parts of the Park have as a border the nationalContinue reading “Safari to Tsavo East National Park”